title: Resident work hour reform: not all doom and gloom.
abstract: Limitations on the number of hours that residents may work are already in place in New York state and are being proposed in a number of other states. Now, hospitals in various parts of the country are voluntarily developing guidelines and experimenting with different ways to accommodate the changes in schedules and ensure coverage.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Koska
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008404:Massachusetts; D009518:New York; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000078329:Workforce